the flax feafon, if he gives the feed fur before 

 winter, not having to plow in the fpring,but 

 only to embrace the time whenever the 1 

 fon offers befl for fowing. 



I am of opinion, that very great quanti- 

 ties of lint are deftroyed at the lint mills ; 

 the ftroke of the cutchin is too violent, which 

 cuts off great part of the lint. If flax was 

 rich, and properly watered, I would approve 

 both of rollers and beaters going by water. 

 Firft roll the lint, and then beat it with the 

 ftamp, then clean it with the hand, cutch, and 

 flock. The Dutch have no lint mills, yet their 

 flax is very clean. 



When lint is good, and well-watered, it is 

 very eafy cleaned ; but when hungry, and 

 ill watered, it is very difficult. This leads 

 us to obferve the caufe that the moil part of 

 the lint in Scotland is fo bad in quality, and 

 very difficult both to clean and bleach. This 

 is owing to the poverty of the lint, being for 

 the mod part fown upon poor ground, and 

 not properly prepared. Lint requires to be 

 fown in the very richeft foils, and after pro- 

 per culture. When fown upon good ground 

 and clean, no crop pays better; but when 

 fown upon poor ground and dirty, no crop 



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